My Seasonal Writing

Introduction

i wasn't so sure if I would be writing or what I would be writing but it was nice to effectively have a four day weekend and that gave me a chance to write a few things, some of which are related to the season.

You know I listen to music as I write and the soundtrack for the last couple of days has been "Strangely, Strange but Oddly Normal" which I suppose is fairly descriptive of me, so I have included the eponymous song from the almost eponymous band Doctor Strangely Strange.

So What Have I Been Up To?

I am extremely lucky that I can take inspiration from almost anything, even from not having inspiration, if that makes any sense, although I know that often I seem to make no sense at all.

This morning I woke up and I had a question about the Doctor Who Christmas Special that resulted in this villanelle.

Also, I am writing this piece, about what I am writing, which sounds to me almost paradoxical.

Then there was a seasonal greeting that I wanted to create and this was it, nothing too controversial, although I find it almost amusing how gammons and the like always say the is a "War on Christmas" when someone dares to say "Happy Holidays" so I will say "Happy Holidays" with this piece.

Vocal has a villanelle challenge going on at the moment (it finishes in a day or two) and a lot of people seem to be having difficulty with the villanelle format. I have been giving one to one support to a few friends via messenger on this, but I recording a video of me writing this one in real time to show how I create a villanelle.

I am surprised by how much I have written over the holiday period, but, as I say, I am very lucky to be able to find inspiration almost anywhere.

I loved this poem by Brenton F on being unable to write. You may not believe it, but that happens to me quite a lot, but that situation actually provides me with inspiration to create something.

Conclusion.

This is just a short missive about my writing, so far over this holiday period.

I hope you have had a good one, and thank you so much for reading, it really is appreciated. I also felt that after three consecutive poems (something I try to avoid doing) it was time for something that wasn't a poem.

Thank you again.